Carlos Danger Defeated Again, Anthony Weiner Gets Demolished in NYC Race

Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former congressman and registered sex offender, has lost his bid for a political comeback.

Weiner was defeated in his effort to win the Democratic nomination for a seat on the New York City Council representing District 2 in Manhattan, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

According to Decision Desk HQ, Weiner finished fourth in a five-way race.

JUST IN: Disgraced Hillary Clinton associate Anthony Weiner has LOST his New York City Council race to a man with the MOST unfortunate name in history: Harvey Epstein

Imagine losing to a guy with a name combining Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein pic.twitter.com/UWRGBQWuW3

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He received approximately 10 percent of the vote, while the nomination went to State Assembly member Harvey Epstein. The results mark Weiner’s second failed attempt to reenter politics following his resignation from Congress in 2011.

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Weiner previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 9th Congressional District. He stepped down after admitting to sending sexually explicit messages and photos to multiple women while he was married to Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton.

In 2017, Weiner pleaded guilty to one count of transferring obscene material to a minor. He had been caught exchanging sexually explicit messages and images with a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina.

BREAKING: Convicted s-x offender and former congressman Anthony Weiner was unsuccessful in his second attempt at a political comeback, losing to Assemblymember Harvey Epstein in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat. pic.twitter.com/82HtFLWHcG

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He was sentenced to 21 months in prison and was released in 2019 to a residential re-entry facility.

The investigation into Weiner’s conduct led to the discovery of a laptop shared with Abedin, which contained emails relevant to the FBI’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

Just days before the 2016 presidential election, then-FBI Director James Comey announced the agency was reopening the Clinton investigation due to emails found on the seized device.

Weiner had previously attempted a return to politics in 2013 with a run for New York City mayor, but that campaign also ended in failure following the release of more sexually explicit material under the pseudonym “Carlos Danger.”

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner sexted a busty brunette while his son was in bed with him https://t.co/amX1TJIFn7 pic.twitter.com/qlJ8O22UvO

— New York Post (@nypost) August 29, 2016

In the latest city council race, Weiner’s past continued to weigh heavily on his campaign. Despite name recognition and media coverage, the former congressman was unable to overcome years of personal and legal controversy.

Weiner remains a registered sex offender under New York State law.

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